Gabriella Coleman - MIT Technology Review http://www.technologyreview.com/stream/70321/?sort=recent
enWhy the World Needs Anonymoushttp://www.technologyreview.com/view/532381/why-the-world-needs-anonymous/
<p>There’s a noble imperative behind not revealing who you are.</p><p>Anonymity is under attack. “It’s time to end anonymous comments sections,” implored a recent op-ed in the <em>Washington Post</em>. In the U.K., a parliamentary committee has <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15364774" target="_blank">argued</a> for a “cultural shift” in favor of treating pseudonymous comments as untrustworthy. There’s even a popular Swedish TV show devoted to tracking down and publicly shaming people who post nasty anonymous comments online (see “<a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/photoessay/533426/the-troll-hunters/" target="_blank">The Troll Hunters</a>”).</p>Fri, 07 Nov 2014 17:30:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/view/532381/why-the-world-needs-anonymous/Geeks are the New Guardians of Our Civil Libertieshttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/510641/geeks-are-the-new-guardians-of-our-civil-liberties/
<p>Recent events have highlighted the fact that hackers, coders, and geeks are behind a vibrant political culture.</p><p>A decade-plus of anthropological fieldwork among hackers and like-minded geeks has led me to the firm conviction that these people are building one of the most vibrant civil liberties movements we’ve ever seen. It is a culture committed to freeing information, insisting on privacy, and fighting censorship, which in turn propels wide-ranging political activity. In the last year alone, hackers have been behind some of the most powerful political currents out there.</p>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/news/510641/geeks-are-the-new-guardians-of-our-civil-liberties/